Make sure you're cyber safe

The City of London Police is urging the public to remain vigilant when it comes to suspicious messages, after reports of emails, text messages and phone calls designed to harvest your personal and financial details, increased during the coronavirus pandemic.

Figures released by the City of London Police show criminals continue to use popular social media apps to advertise investment scams and contact potential victims.

Action Fraud is warning the public to remain vigilant against holiday fraud, as travel restrictions begin to ease.

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of holiday scams, fake British Gas emails, pension scams and and fake DVLA emails!

New warning from UK Finance as lockdown restrictions start to ease.

Action Fraud is warning savers to remain vigilant and protect their pensions, as figures from the national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime reveal £1.8 million has already been lost to pension fraud this year.

Advice to UNDERSTAND and protect your cyber security 
(Suzy Lamplugh Trust and Cyber Helpline)

Millions of British people are using their pet's name as their online password, despite it being an easy target for hackers, a survey has found.

The phone numbers and email addresses of 533 million Facebook users have been exposed in a data breach. Here’s how to find out if your data was leaked, and how to secure your Facebook account.

Every household is required by law to complete the census and even though Census Day – 21 March 2021 – has been and gone, it is not too late to complete a questionnaire. If you don’t complete it, you may be fined.

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of account hacking, National Insurance scams, fake ticket sales and pension scams!

The pensions industry is being called on to raise the alarm over suspected scams following a concerning long-term drop in reporting.